Today is Saturday, August 14th.

We're talking about back to school season

and the new hurdles students and parents

are facing this year.

First, starters, many kids are re-entering the new school year

at a severe disadvantage.

A recent study by the consulting firm McKinsey and Company

found kids didn't learn as much as they normally do last year

when the pandemic kept taking them out of their routines.

Elementary school kids across the country

are now about four to five months behind where they should be.

We're speaking with the lead author of the study,

Emma Dorn, about how parents and teachers

can help their kids catch up and what's at stake for everyone.

But first, we'll hear from Dr. Kate Williamson

of the American Academy of Pediatrics.

She'll weigh in on what schools and parents

can do to keep kids healthy, both physically and mentally,

as they enter another school year under threat from COVID-19.

Welcome, welcome to the Newsworthy's Special Edition Saturday.

When we sit down with a different expert or celebrity

every Saturday to talk about something in the news,

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